Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal: March 31 – April 3 – LAist

With Bass abroad, even Democrats are slamming LA mayor over wildfires  POLITICO LA Mayor Bass criticized for Africa trip during wildfires  The Hill LA Mayor Karen Bass cut fire department funding by $17.6M — months before wildfires turned city into hellscape  New York Post Furious LA residents demand to know why fire hydrants were empty when deadly blaze began  Daily Mail As LA Wildfires Burn, Critics Are Dragging Black Mayor Karen Bass To Hell For for Being In Africa  The Root

Films, full orchestras and reforestation: The best of L.A. arts this weekend  Los Angeles Times

A letter to Essential Arts readers: L.A. arts and culture this week  Los Angeles Times